Booster Club Meeting minutes: Tuesday, May 10th.
Attendance:
Coach Weber, Coach Wendt, Coach Metzger, Randy Dohne, Joanne Mandigo,
Mike Fair, Diana Sandman, Brian Sandman, Brad Mountfort, Alexa Mountfort
Bob Wiggins, Kathy Wiggins
Coaches Report:
Need 2-4 additional Coaches for next spring season.
Priorities expenses for fiscal year: Wall, Coaches, New Varsity uniforms.
We are still waiting on approval from RVMS Principal to build wall.
Brian Sandman may be able to help get best cost for materials.
Need 1-2 managers per team next spring.
Summer Tournament participation:
We will not be participating in the Denver Shootout this year. Coaches have
agreed on participating in the following.
Rocky Mtn. Warrior Jamboree: June 3-5th:
$500/Team; approx. $25/player
Varsity Team will be a combination of ThunderRidge and Castleview players. They
will be called the “Thunder Cats”. Head Coach: Reg Weber
JV Team will be comprised of JV, L3 and incoming Frosh from TRHS only. They will
be called the “Grizzlies”. Head Coach: JT Metzger
DU Team Camp Tournament: June 23-26th
http://www.denverpioneerslacrosse.com/resources/DU-SUMMER-TEAM-CAMP2011.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=18600
$250/player
Teams will be made up exactly as they are for Jamboree.
Lastly, the Coaches are extremely encouraged by the turnout at the 8th grade
Athletic night for TRHS, as well as with the level of experience most of these
players have. We already have 24 incoming freshmen signed up.
Budget Report: Randy Dohne
Net budget balance: $10-11K.
Fundraising was just over $13K this year.
Booster fees: Most schools charge anywhere between $150-450/player. We will
be increasing our fees next year.
Equipment orders can no longer be run thru the LAX school athletic account.
Players must pay Breakaway directly.
We had 5 corporate sponsors this year; goal is to double for next year.
Need clarity from parent GBBC board regarding rules of fundraising sponsors.
Julie Fair is stepping down as Fundraising Chair. Mike and Julie Fair will put
together a report about past fundraising activities.
Spirit Wear:
Need a report from Kristin Aines/Marcia Schaner regarding the $ value of our
Spirit wear inventory.
20% mark-up should be the minimum for future sales.
DCSD suppliers are preferred.
New website: Organizational site for Booster, Coaches, Communications, etc.
The AMP product that we would like to purchase is used by most of the local LAX
programs. www.ampsports.com
Software was designed by Booster parents to aid Booster Clubs in running LAX
programs. It includes billing, PayPal, fundraising, alerts/messaging, YouTube
capability, pre-populated calendars, Varvee stats, etc.
At this time we are required to use the system thru the TRHS website, which has
many limitations. We are currently putting together a proposal and
demonstration for the Athletic Director.
Cost for new system:
Set-up fee: Basic graphics: $200/ Custom graphics: $350
Annual fees: $5/player
End of season events:
Thanks to Tiina Sabina, the banquet was a huge success and was within budget.
Senior Dinner at Chili’s was a great success as well.
Photography:
Julie Lederfine will continue on as Program photographer.
Varsity banner by Proformance was a disappointment. We will use Peter
Anderson Photography for Varsity banner from this point forward.
Yard Signs: Bob Wiggins/Brian Sandman
We are planning to make new yard signs for next season. Brian Sandman will
work on the hard materials; Bob Wiggins will be in charge of stenciling.
Booster Board Member changes:
Randy Dohne: Past-President
Joanne Mandigo: Newly elected President
Diana Sandman: Newly elected VP Communications/Administration
Treasurer: Michelle Kowalski (remains)
Website administrator: Stacey Wall (remains)
Fundraising Chair: vacant
Team Parent Coordinator: vacant
Spirit Wear: Kristin Aines/Marcia Schaner (remain)
These booster minutes are available to view at the TRHS LAX website:
http://thunderridge.coloradosportscastnetwork.com/Lacrosse